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Organic food and non-food products, if ethically certified and labelled as per international rules and regulations, can create immense opportunities for earning foreign exchange. A recent report of the International Trade Center shows that over 100 countries produce organic products and beverages in commercial quantities. The present potential of the international market for organic foods has been estimated at $ 20 billion.
Several countries are particularly interested in buying organic cotton, the annual demand for which is around 15 million bales. Since organically produced coloured cotton lint sells at premium prices, countries like Egypt, Israel, Greece, Peru, Turkey, USA, Australia, Latin American countries and India have taken up its cultivation in a big way. India has also been exporting organic pepper, sliced ginger, turmeric, basmati rice, lentil, gram, peas and sugar